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Howl of the Wild map comes to Minecraft as part of new year’s celebration Minecraft‘s New Year’s celebration continues with the introduction of the free Howl of the Wild map. The latest map from Mithey, “Howl of the Wild transforms you into a lone wolf, navigating through a magical forest filled with puzzles to solve, areas to explore and unlikely companions to team up with,” says Sofia Dankis in a post on Minecraft.net. “This ambient adventure challenges you to collect, explore and solve problems creatively while you take in the beautiful views.” Head over to Minecraft.net to find out more, download the new map and check out Dankis’ interview with Mithey. Source: Howl of the Wild map comes to Minecraft as part of new year’s celebration

Minecraft New Year’s celebration begins: Sale starts Dec. 21 The Minecraft team has announced that its New Year’s Celebration is now officially in session. “Go! Rejoice! Check out Minecraft Marketplace, try on some skins, play the maps and have fun – in whatever order you like,” Sofia Dankis declared in a post on Minecraft.net. Throughout the celebration, Minecraft will also be releasing free maps for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and Minecraft: Java Edition, as well as daily free Character Creator items that start dropping on Dec. 21. You can find the Bedrock: Edition maps in Minecraft Marketplace, along with a sale that will take place between Dec. 21 and Jan. 4. It will include giveaways, items at 33% off and daily doorbusters at 75% off. Find out more at Minecraft.net. Source: Minecraft New Year’s celebration begins: Sale starts Dec. 21

Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22523 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22523 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR ARM64 PCs will be offered this build. We are providing ISOs for this build which can be downloaded here. This will be our final flight for the holidays. See you in 2022! Changes and Improvements We have rolled out snap groups in ALT + TAB and Task View just like when you hover open apps on the taskbar, and you see them there, to all Insiders in the Dev Channel. When File Explorer is open to This PC, the add media server and (if appropriate) remove media server option is now available when you click the “…” in the command bar. As part of our ongoing effort to bring over settings from Control Panel into [ more… ]

Sea of Thieves Festival of Giving is now underway Between now and Dec. 27, Sea of Thieves players can take part in the Festival of Giving, where presents are given to generous pirates who share their loot with their fellow freebooters. “During this carnival of the charitable, you can unlock new Wreath of Winter items and earn gold and Seasonal Renown by having other crews hand in your loot,” says a post on SeaOfThieves.com. Head over to the post  to find out how it all works. Source: Sea of Thieves Festival of Giving is now underway

Minecraft Dungeons releases first Seasonal Adventure: Cloudy Climb The first Seasonal Adventure from Minecraft Dungeons – Cloudy Climb – has arrived, and it’s free. “Cloudy Climb – an update all about heights and aiming for the top – contains plenty of new content for climb-enthusiastic adventurers to enjoy: a mysterious tower to explore and test your skills in, the introduction of a new reward track system and many new themed cosmetic items such as skins, pets, flairs, emotes and capes,” says a new post on Minecraft.net. “And while there’s an option to purchase a second reward track, the update is otherwise completely free.” Head over to Minecraft.net for all the details and to watch the launch trailer. Or just boot up Minecraft Dungeons, where Season one is in full swing. Source: Minecraft Dungeons releases first Seasonal Adventure: Cloudy Climb